[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2966 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2966

To amend the purposes of TANF to include reducing poverty by increasing 
             employment entry, retention, and advancement.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 8, 2015

   Mr. Smith of Missouri (for himself and Mrs. Noem) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the purposes of TANF to include reducing poverty by increasing 
             employment entry, retention, and advancement.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Poverty through Employment 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES OF THE TANF PROGRAM TO INCLUDE REDUCING POVERTY.

    Section 401(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) reduce poverty by increasing employment entry, 
        retention, and advancement.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
2015.
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